Cam operated target image having an irregular movement



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Patented July 7, 1953 OFFICE CAM OPERATED TARGET IMAGE HAVING AN IRREGULAR MOVEMENT Irvin J. Sullivan, Culdesac, Idaho Application June 26, 1950, Serial No. 170,455

4 Claims. (01. 240-48) I The present invention relates to improvements inmechanisms for projecting an image onto a screen, and more particularly to the type wherein the mechanism projects a target image which traverses predetermined paths overthe screen and in which means are provided for varying the predetermined paths.

An object of the present invention is to provide a cam operated mechanism for projecting an image onto a screen wherein the image traverses an irregular path over the screen.

' A further object of thepresent invention is to such means that are positive in operation, con- {venient in use, economical of manufacture and of general superiority.

The means by which the objects of'the present invention are accomplished include a light projector means mounted for universal movement on a frame, first means for driving the projector in a vertical component direction, second means for driving the projector in a horizontal component direction, and third means for varying the resultant component effected by the first and second means after each cycle, foot lever means for closing an electrical circuit, and an electrical motor in the electrical circuit for driving the first, second and third means.

Various other objects and advantages will be apparent from a detailed description to follow. In the description as well as in the claims, parts are at times identified by specific names for con- Venience, but such nomenclature is intended to be as generic in its application to analogous parts as the prior art will permit.

The best form in which I have contemplated applying my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the entire mechanism of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the present invention with the casing removed and the inte- -rir exposed; I

, 2 Fi ure 3 is an elevational view of the mechanism as seen from the right side of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a horizontal transverse sectional view-taken substantially along the plane of line 44 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a side elevational view with parts broken away as seen from the left in Figure 2;

' Figure 6 is a detail perspective view showing the trip mechanism of the present invention; and Figure 7 is a perspective view of the switching mechanism in combination with the electrical circuit. 1

Referring more particularly to the drawings, wherein like numerals designate like parts throughout, numeral 10 designates generally the light projector means, numeral 12 designates generally the frameof the present invention, numeral 14 designates the casing for enclosing the operating mechanism, numeral 16 designates the first means for driving the projector in a vertical component direction, numeral l3 designates the second meansfor driving the projector in a horizontal component direction, numeralZfl designates the switch mechanism employed in the present invention, numeral 22-designates the trip mechanism, and numeral 24 designates the foot operated lever for the switch mechanism 20. The light projectormeans I0 is of conventional structure, being formed of a tubular member provided with a projection lens 26 and lamp 28, and means for lighting the lamp 28. A pair of batteries 30 are mounted on the clamp bracket 32 whichis, in turn, secured to the upstanding back 34 of the frame l2. Electrical connecting wires 36 and 38 are connected to a switch 40 and .the lamp 28 of the light projector means I. By operation of the switch 40, the lamp 28 may be lit when desired.

The frame l2 upon which the entire mechanism of the present invention is mounted, includes an upstanding back wall 34 having a plurality of apertures 42 to which the casing I4 may be secured, a base member 44 secured to the upstanding wall 34, and a bracket 46 secured to the upper inner surface of the back Wall 34. The bracket 46 includes a pair of side portions 48 joinedby a transversely extending portion 50 having a V-slot' 52 centrally disposed thereon. Another bracket 54 formed of angulated portionsiG. and .58, is secured to the back wall 34 by meansof the angulated portion 58.

The light projector means It is mountedon the frame by means of the bifurcated member 60, the tubular projector means In being pivotally mounted between the bifurcation. by meansof the pin 84. The lower end of the member 80 is secured to a transversely extending bar 88 which is pivotally mounted on the angulated portion 58 of the bracket 54 by means of the pin 88.

The base 44 provides a mounting means for the motor 10, the cam supporting bracket 12 and the switch mechanism and foot lever actuating means 24. The electrical motor 10 is conventional and is supplied with power by means of the conduit 14. The sleeve supporting bracket 12 is formed with an angulated portion 18 which is secured to the base 44 by means of screws 18, and is formed at its upper end with a sleeve-like portion 80 which provides a bearing for the cam shaft 82. The cam shaft 82 is provided with a pair of cams 84 and 88 and a sheave 88. The belt 90 provides a connection between the motor 10 and the sheave 88 for giving the desired rotation of the cams 84 and 88.

The first means for driving the projector in a vertical component direction designated generally at I8 includes an angulated wire member 92 which is pivotally mounted on the bracket 48 by its ends 94. The central portion 98 of the member 92 engaging the bottom surface of the tubular projector I0 whereby pivoting movement thereof is effected. A finger element 98 is rigidly secured to the angulated wire member 92 and has pivotally connected thereto a lever arm I00 provided with an elongated slot I02, as best seen in Figure 3. The lever arm I00 is also provided with a roller I04 which is mounted for rotation .on the arm I00 by means of the bolt I08. The

cam supporting shaft 82 is provided with an enlarged head I08 and is slidably received in the slot I02. As will readily be seen by looking at Figure 3, rotation of the cam 88 will cause reciprocation of the lever arm I00 by means of the roller I04, the lever arm I00 being retained from displacement by means of the slot I02 and the enlarged head I08, and the reciprocating movement of the lever arm I00 causing vertical pivoting of the light projection means I0.

The means for driving the projector in a horizontal component direction includes the second cam 84 which is mounted for rotation on the cam shaft 82. As seen best in Figure 2, a shaft H0 is positioned for pivotal movement in the side portions 48 of the bracket 48 at II2. A

pair of angulated straps I I4 are pivotally mounted on the rod H0 at their spread ends I I8, and have their lower ends II8 joined together by means of pins I20. A coil spring I22 is mounted on the rod I I0 and has its ends connected to the straps H8 at I24 whereby the straps II4 are resiliently urged in a direction of the cam shaft 82 and the cam 84.

As best seen in Figure 3, the straps II4 are formed with arcuately bent portions I28, which when joined together form a sleeve in which is mounted for rotation the shaft I28. Figure 6 shows the bottommost ends of the straps I I4, I in spread relation and having a roller I32 rotatably mounted thereon by means of the pin I34.

The shaft I28 which is mounted for rotation in the sleeve portion I28 of the straps II4, is provided with a flange portion I38 providing a bearing surface for engagement with the straps H4, and has a disk I38 provided with a plurality of stamped stops at its outer periphery secured thereon. The inner end of the shaft I28 has the angulated metallic strap I40 secured thereto. The metal strap I40 is provided with an arcuately bent vertically disposed portion I42 having a tapering surface I44.

Figure 2 readily shows that upon rotation of the shaft 82 the second cam 84 will engage the roller I32 pivoting the straps II4 with respect to the bracket 48, the angulated member I40 being pivoted therewith and the tapering surface I44 will engage the transversely positioned bar 88 effecting pivoting movement of the vertically disposed member with respect to the pin 88, the light projector means I0 being pivoted in a horizontal component direction thereby.

The action of the trip mechanism 22 is best explained by reference to Figures 5 and 6 in conjunction with Figure 3. A pin I48 is secured transversely at the end of the sleeve I28 and extends laterally thereof. A trip catch element I48 is rotatably mounted on the extending end of the pin I48. The catch member I48 has a longitudinally disposed detent I50 slidably disposed therein. The detent I50 is resiliently urged toward engagement with the stops or ratchet teeth I52 on the disk I38 by means of the spring I54. A coil spring I12 is attached to the catch member I48 and is tensioned by attachment to the arm for urging the catch member I48 to rotate about the pin I48 into a raised position as shown in Figure 5. A rearwardly controlled finger I58 is rigidly secured to the latch element I48. The finger I58 has an offset cam follower portion I 58. The extremity of the finger I58 is connected to the wire member 92 by a chain I80 so that elevation of the wire member 92 will pull on the finger I58 and rotate the catch element I48 downward against the tensioning spring I12, causing the detent I50 to traverse one or more of the stops I52 of the disk I38 which is held against reverse rotation by the spring dog I2I (see Figure 3). The cam follower I58 of finger I58 normally is controlled by a cam plate I88 secured to wire I82 pivotally mounted on the strap II4 by means of the angulated portion I84, and is biased against the cam follower I58 by means of a coiled tension spring I88. The member I82 extends beyond the cam plate I88 to provide a stop contact I83 for engagement with any suitable stop such as sleeve 80.

Rotation of the cams 84 and 88 produces adjustment of cam I44 by ratchet-like rotation of disk I38. Rotation of cam 88 lifts member 92 and by means of chain I80 raises finger I58 against the tension of spring I12 and detent I50 is moved into position on the stops I52. Elevation of member 92 causes the cam follower I58 to ride along cam face I10 and at maximum elevation of member 92 the cam follower I58 will be received on stop surface I9I. Further movement of cam 88 will release the pull on chain I80 but stop I8I prevents motion of finger I58 and latch I48. At the same time cam 84 is advancing roller I32 so that cam I44 contacts operating bar 88 and rotates element 80 as set out above. At the end of the cam movement, roller I32 drops from point 81 to point 85. Intermediate this motion, the end I83 will strike a stop such as sleeve 80 and be depressed to release portion I58 from stop I8I, allowing spring I12 to rotate catch I48 which advances disk I38 because of the engagement of detent I50 with stops I52. The adjustment thus constantly presents a different portion of the cam I44 50 that the path of target movement varies from cycle to cycle.

The switch mechanism 20 includes a base I14 which is secured to the base 44 of the frame I2 by means of screws I18. The base I14 is provided with a pair of terminals I18 and I80 to which are connected electrical connecting wires I82 and l84- which complete the circuit for the' 'electr ical motor 10 and the lamp 28,. The terminal I18 is provided with a spring contact I86, andtheter- 'minal. I 80.is provided withavertically disposed contact'.l88. 'Thecontactsj IBB'and I 88'are prooperated lever I98 remote from the foot pedal 202 has a chain 204 connected thereto which is, in turn, connected to the upstanding element I94. It will readily be seen that upon depressing the foot pedal 202 the chain 204 will become taut pivoting the element I94, and by means of the roller I96, the contact element I86 will be urged upwardly until the circuit is completed. It should also be noted that when the circuit is completed the roller will be in locked position, and the foot of the operator need not be retained on the foot pedal 202 in order to keep the circuit completed.

As seen best in Figures 2 and '7, a switch deactuating element 203 is mounted for pivotal movement with the upstanding element I94 and has a spring 2H1 connected between the end of the element 238 and the element I94 for normally urging the elements into substantial alignment with each other. The de-actuating element 288 is engageable by the cam projection 209. It will readily be seen that when the cam 84 reaches the position shown in Figure 2, the deactuating element 288 will move the rod tilt to a vertical position to separate the buttons I93 and I92 after which the element will be forced to the position there shown with the spring 2H1 under tension. Upon further rotation of the cam as the de-actuating element 208 will return to its normal position as shown in Figure 7. The main switch arrangement of the modifications of Figures 2 and '7 are identical, but the circuit arrangements differ in that in Figure 2 the lamp 28 is energized from batteries 32, and in Figure 7 lamp 2B is energized through a transformer I83.

Looking again at Figure 2, it will be seen that the upstanding element 60 is provided with a spring 2I2 forholding in a normally centrally disposed position the projector I0. The upstanding element 60 is also provided with an offset finger 264 for engagement in the V-slot 52 for centering the projector in its normally inoperative position.

From the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the drawings, it is believed that the operation will be readily apparent to one skilled in the art. Upon depressing the foot pedal 202 the switch is closed and held in locked position by the tension of the spring contact I85, thereby actuating the electrical motor H3 and lighting the lamp 28 through the transformer I83. Rotation of the motor shaft is conveyed to the cam shaft by means of the belt and pul ley arrangement giving the desired rate of rotation to the first and second cams. The vertical movement of the light projector is effected, as hereinabove set forth, by means of the arm and roller arrangement engaging the first cam 85 and pivoting the wire element 92 mounted on the bracket 46. At the same time vertical movement is imparted to the light projector, the sec-- ond cam 84 is engaging the roller I32 of the arms Y 6 I HI causing.pivotin'gmovement about the brack- "et 46,"the arcuately bent element Mr-engaging the transversely disposed bar 66 for imparting rotation about the'pi-n 58. v The movement ofthe bar- 6t --i's---imparted--to theilight projector through i the upstanding element BO-and the bifurcated end -tzfland p'ivot point 64. J I 1 l With this arrangement'it' is possible to sub- -"sti-tute cams or arcuately bent members, having 1 'A-targetspot projector mechanismcomprisde'siredcam surfaces, for the cams and arcuately bent members shown r P Having described the invention, what is claimed ing a frame, a lightprojector meansmounte'd for universal movement-on said frame, first means for driving said projector in a vertical component direction, second means for driving said projector in a horizontal component direction, and third means for varying the resultant component effected by said first and second means after each cycle, said third mean including a supporting lever pivotally mounted on said frame, a disk rotatably mounted on said lever, a roller mounted on said supporting lever and engageable with a second cam for imparting pivoting movement to said supporting lever, vertically disposed lever means for pivoting said light projector in a horizontal direction, a transverse bar secured to one end of said vertically disposed lever means, an arcuately bent strap mounted for rotating movement on said supporting lever, said strap having a tapering surface engagea-ble with said transverse bar, and means for rotating said disk and said strap after each cycle of said second cam whereby a different portion of said strap engages said transverse bar thereby pivoting said bar a predetermined and varying amount for each cycle.

2. A target spot projector mechanism comprising a frame, a light projector means mounted for universal movement on said frame, first means for driving said projector in a vertical component direction, second means for driving said projector in a horizontal component direction, and third means for varying the resultant component effected by said first and second means after each cycle, said third means including a supporting lever pivotally mounted on said frame, a disk rotatably mounted on said lever, a roller mounted on said supporting lever and engageable with a second cam for imparting pivoting movement to said supporting lever, vertically disposed lever means for pivoting said light projector in a horizontal direction, a transverse bar secured to one end of said vertically disposed lever means, an arcuately bent strap mounted for rotating movement on said supp rting lever, said strap having a tapering surface engageable with said transverse bar; and means for rotating said disk and said strap after each cycle of said second cam whereby a different portion of said strap engages said transverse bar thereby pivoting said bar a predetermined and varying amount for each cycle, said last named means including a spring biased trip catch engageable with stops on said disk.

3. A target spot projector comprising a frame, a support bar pivotally mounted on said frame, an actuating bar secured transversely of said support bar, cam means imparting movement to said actuating bar to oscillate said support bar about its pivots, a tapering surface interposed between said first-mentioned cam and said actuating bar, means adjusting the position of said tapering surface betweeneach oscillation, a light projec- 7 tor plvotally mounted on said support bar, cam means oscillating said light projector about its pivot point on said support.

4. A target spot projector comprising a frame,

a support bar pivotally mounted on said frame, an actuating bar secured transversely of said support bar, cam means imparting movement to said actuating bar to oscillate said support bar about its pivots, an arcuately bent tapering strip interposed between said first-mentioned cam and said actuating bar, a disk supporting said strip, means rotating said disk in steps, a light projector pivotally mounted on said support bar, cam means oscillating said light projector about its pivot point on said support.

IRVIN J. SULLIVAN.

8 References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date Fuod Aug. 31, 1926 Cameron Nov. 15, 1932 Younghusband Jan. 14, 941 Binks Nov. 30, 1943 Hooker et a1 May 25, 1948 Kennelly Mar. 15, 1949 

